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Little artists learned about the differences between African and Asian elephants. Then we made 3-D elephants using sponge painting, collage, and paper folding techniques.
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We borrowed this project idea from Mr. Giannetto's art blog.
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Finally, we used watercolors to fill in the background and more markers for details.